Phosphates: who produces it, who holds it
Mine production by country, 2025, and reserves, from USGS (Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026)). Shares, ranks and concentration are computed from those rows.
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Concentration of mine production: How this is computedSum of the squares of each producer’s share of world output (0–1).Method →Code → on the Herfindahl index over the countries listed individually (a single supplier would score one). Reserves: How this is computedSum of the squares of each producer’s share of world output (0–1).Method →Code →.
| Country | Mine production, 2025 (thousand tonnes) | 2024 | Share · rank | Reserves (thousand tonnes) | Share · rank | Export restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 105,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 3,400,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1 |
| Morocco | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 35,300 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 50,000,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| United States | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 19,400 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1,000,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Russia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 14,400 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2,400,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1 |
| Jordan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 11,500 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 820,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 10,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1,000,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Egypt | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 5,300 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2,800,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2 |
| Brazil | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 5,300 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1,600,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Peru | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 4,800 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 210,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Tunisia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 3,280 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2,500,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1 |
| Vietnam | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 3,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 30,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 8 |
| Senegal | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 2,800 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 50,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Australia | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 2,500 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 800,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Israel | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 2,380 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 60,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| South Africa | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 2,220 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1,500,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Algeria | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 2,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2,200,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Kazakhstan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 1,700 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 260,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Togo | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 1,560 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 30,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| India | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 1,700 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 31,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 2 |
| Turkey | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 1,220 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 71,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Finland | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 974 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 1,000,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Uzbekistan | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 950 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 100,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Syria | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 800 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 250,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
| Mexico | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock · 2025Open the source → | 365 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | 30,000 | How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → | — |
World total 2025: 250,000 thousand tonnes; reserves: 73,000,000 thousand tonnes. Countries USGS or EIA fold into “other countries” are not listed or ranked. USGS reserves: the part of an identified resource that could be economically extracted or produced at the time of determination (MCS Appendix C). Roughly proved + probable; not the broader resource. USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026): Phosphate rock, table “World Mine Production and Reserves”, read 2026-09-25.
Export restrictions on phosphates
OECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Critical Raw Materials (2024 data). About 80 exporting countries. A country or resource with no row is not recorded in the inventory, which is not the same as unrestricted. OECD Data Explorer ↗
- China
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2024-01-01, until 2024-12-31 Announcement No.65, 2023 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China ↗
- Tunisia
- Licensing requirement on ore since 1994-08-29 Décret N° 97-1743 du 29 août 1994 portant fixation des modalités de réalisation des opérations de commerce extérieur. ↗
- Vietnam
- Export tax 22% on ore since 2024-12-16 Decree 144/2024/ND-CP dated 01/11/2024 on Implementing certain articles of Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 40% on ore since 2024-12-16 Decree 144/2024/ND-CP dated 01/11/2024 on Implementing certain articles of Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 15% on ore since 2024-12-16 Decree 144/2024/ND-CP dated 01/11/2024 on Implementing certain articles of Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 5% on ore since 2024-12-16 Decree 144/2024/ND-CP dated 01/11/2024 on Implementing certain articles of Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 15% on ore since 2023-07-15, until 2024-12-15 Decree 26/2023/ND-CP dated 31/05/2023 on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 40% on ore since 2023-07-15, until 2024-12-15 Decree 26/2023/ND-CP dated 31/05/2023 on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 22% on ore since 2023-07-15, until 2024-12-15 Decree 26/2023/ND-CP dated 31/05/2023 on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Export tax 5% on ore since 2023-07-15, until 2024-12-15 Decree 26/2023/ND-CP dated 31/05/2023 on Export Tariffs, Preferential Import Tariffs, List of goods and absolute tax rates, mixed taxes, import taxes outside tariff quotas ↗
- Russia
- Export tax on ore since 2023-10-01, until 2024-12-31 On the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, and on amendments to the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union ↗
- Egypt
- Other export measures on ore since 2019-06-26 Export publication No. 7 for the year 2019 ↗
- Other export measures on ore Listing entities in the exporters register ↗
- India
- Other export measures 25% on ore since 2015-07-20 Corrigendum No. 03 RMC/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 ↗
- Other export measures 20% on ore since 2013-04-01 Corrigendum No. 03 RMC/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 ↗